FlightGear(simulation) with labview

[constructionworker]

Hello everyone;

I'm thinking of connecting flightgear and labview via UDP protocol. There are examples that do this with matlab, but I've only come across a few examples that do it with labview. But they also have some shortcomings. like this.
There are X-plane examples but not for flight gear. I don't think it will be much different from the method used for X-plane on the Labview side, but I'm not sure.
I want to make a new breakthrough in this regard. Thanks in advance to anyone who can help with this.

[billko]

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@minniewelch wrote:

Connecting FlightGear and LabVIEW via the UDP protocol is definitely possible, and you can adapt existing examples from other flight simulators like X-Plane to work with FlightGear. While there may not be specific examples available for FlightGear and LabVIEW, you can still use the general principles and methods employed in other examples.

Here's a general outline of the steps you can follow to establish the connection between FlightGear and LabVIEW:

Understand the FlightGear UDP protocol: FlightGear uses a protocol called FGNet to exchange data via UDP. Familiarize yourself with the specific data packets and their formats that FlightGear sends and receives. The FlightGear documentation should provide details on this.

Set up UDP communication in LabVIEW: LabVIEW has built-in UDP communication functions that you can use. Open the LabVIEW project and create a new VI (Virtual Instrument) for handling the UDP communication. Use the "UDP Open" function to open a UDP connection and specify the port number for sending and receiving data.

Receive FlightGear data in LabVIEW: Create a UDP receiver loop in LabVIEW to continuously listen for incoming UDP packets from FlightGear. Use the "UDP Read" function to receive the data into LabVIEW.

Parse and process the received data: Once you receive the data in LabVIEW, you need to parse and process it to extract the relevant information. This will involve understanding the data format and structure defined by FlightGear and extracting the necessary values for further analysis or display.  

Send commands or control inputs to FlightGear: To send commands or control inputs from LabVIEW to FlightGear, you can use the "UDP Write" function. Construct the appropriate data packet according to the FlightGear protocol and send it over the UDP connection.

Visualize or analyze the data: Based on your requirements, you can use LabVIEW's graphical capabilities to visualize the flight data in real-time or perform any other analysis or computations.

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[constructionworker]

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@billko wrote:

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